USTA MISSOURI VALLEY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Y. Hughes Gill First Vice President
Kate Foss Secretary
DISTRICT PRESIDENTS
Tracey Johnson USTA Heart of America
Brenton Kuchera USTA Iowa
Cary Morris USTA Kansas
Kimberly
Mallory Weber Vice President
Deborah Fabrizius Vice President
Terry Jackson Treasurer
Alex Lee Section Delegate
John Rademacher USTA Nebraska
Eric Wedemeyer USTA Oklahoma
Paul Petruska USTA St. Louis
Sean Terry USTA Missouri
Beth Causey President
HEART OF AMERICA
Tracey Johnson President
IOWA
Brenton Kuchera President
KANSAS
Cary Morris President
MISSOURI
Sean Terry President
Rebecca Falkner Axelrod Executive Director
Alex Lee District Liaison
Mark Blume Executive Director
Deborah Fabrizius District Liaison
Amy Mathew Executive Director
Kimberly Y. Hughes Gill District Liaison
Leslie Echols Executive Director
Beth Causey District Liaison
John Lefler, Jr. USTA Nebraska League Coordinator
Casey McKenzie Manager, Regional Junior Team PlayMissouri and Oklahoma
Sam Owoo-Battlet Manager, Regional Junior Team Play - Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska
Josh Sellmeyer Digital Content Producer
Abigayle Lunsford Digital Content Producer and Web Administrator
Victoria Moore Graphic Designer and Digital Content Producer
Laura Puryear Senior Manager, Coach Education and Training
John Terpkosh Senior Manager, Tennis Venue Services
Caitee Margenthaler Junior Play Coordinator
Alywn Mushonga Manager, Regional Community PlayMissouri and Oklahoma
Alyssa Stelmach Manager, Adult Team Play
Tara Williams Senior Manager, Junior Team Play
SECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRS
ADULT PLAY
CHARGE: To promote and provide recreational and competitive tournament and League play for players 18 and over and social play opportunities for adults of any age and ability level as well as support and grow the Tennis On Campus programs on college and university campuses across the section.
Chair
Stephen F. Collins
Vice Chair
Ky Nichols
Members
Jerry Horsford
Lou Ann Boyd
Trey Shaffer
Zach Loomis
JUNIOR PLAY
Board Liaison
Paul Petruska
Staff Liaisons
Scott Howes
Alyssa Stelmach
CHARGE: To implement a competitive pathway for increased attraction and retention of local play opportunities. The Circuit Pathway will consist of Team Challenge, Team Tournaments, Junior Team Tennis and unranked tournaments, inlcuding Activity tracker for 10U and will support the new unified sanctioned ranked tournament system being implemented.
Chair
Larry Newton
Vice Chair
Ben Gildehaus
Members
David Minihan
Jared Ward
JR Ross
Justin Arnold
Kevin Jackson
COMMUNITY PLAY (SCHOOLS, CTAS, PARKS)
Board Liaison
Cary Morris
Staff Liaisons
Beth Azan
Tara Williams
CHARGE: To mentor, educate and grow tennis in the communities to feed adult play, junior play with a focus on our providers.
Chair
Jody Holsinger
Vice Chair
Members
Alex Lee Jr.
Alex Sherer
Marina Robinson
Rachel Adkins
Roselyn D. Reyes-Teach
OFFICIALS
Board Liaison
John Rademacher
Staff Liaisons
Lindsay Hall
Kara Heim
CHARGE: To maintain an effective program of recruitment, training, evaluation and retention to assure an adequate supply of USTA certified tennis officials to meet the officiating needs of the USTA Missouri Valley.
Chair
Verne Weber
Vice Chair
Dean Richardsville
Members
Steve England
John Seal
Kim Kilgore
Michael Martin
Donna Stauffer
Dale Woodson
Board Liaison
Tracey Johnson
Staff Liaisons
Mary Buschmann
Beth Azan
VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
Chair: Eric Legg (SW)
VCs: Andrea Norman (NC), Lawrence Washington (MA), Kate Ruckert (E), Scott Hanover (MV)
BLs: Violet Clark (MW), Perren Wong (E)
Section Reps: Trent Alenik (IM), President; Olga Harvey (E), Delegate; Matt Olson (S)
RECREATION COUNCIL
CC: Eleni Rossides (MA) VC: David Lee (MA)
Public Parks
C: Mallory Weber (MV)
VC: Marcia Bach (N)
Section ED: Ron Romano (H)
SM: Amelia Storer
Local Play & Competition
C: Larry Newton (MV)
VC: Jessie Daw (N)
Section ED: Rosa Martinez (Caribb)
SM: Kendra Becker
COMPETITIVE COUNCIL
CTA
C: Donna Gast (S)
VC: Ricky Sypert (I)
Section ED: Matt Olson (S)
SM: Hector Gonzalez
Schools
C: Lindsey Atkinson (MW)
VC: Susan Wold (E)
Section ED: Jenny Schnitzer (E)
SM: Tony Stingley
CC: Ivan Baron (FL) VC: Angela Emery (I)
Junior Competition
C: Tracy Lawson (SW)
VC: Paul MacDonald (MW)
Section ED: Chad Docktor (MW)
SM: Dan Holman
Sportsmanship
C: Ellen Ehlers (NE)
VC: Beth Brennan (I)
Section ED: Trevor Kronemann (SC)
SM: Thad Hawkes
RULES COUNCIL
Tennis On Campus
C: Laura Jackson (SW)
VC: Samantha Roy (E)
Section ED: Fred Viancos (TX)
SM: Josh Bramblett
Sport Science
C: Neeru Jayanthi (S)
VC: Nicole Montgomery (MA)
Section ED: Rosa Martinez (Caribb)
SM: Karl Davies
CC: Jeffrey Baill (N) VC: Drew Meyers (MW)
Constitution & Rules
C: Allon Lifshitz (E)
VC: Stephenson Emery (I)
SM: Staciellen Mischel
Grievance
C: Lena Litvak (E)
VC: Lopa Zielinski (E)
SL: Staciellen Mischel
Advocacy
C: Peter Francesconi (NE)
VC: Beth Beam (S)
Section ED: Fred Viancos (TX)
SM: Lauren Parr
Collegiate
C: Erica Perkins Jasper (SoCal)
VC: Chanel Brown (MS)
Section ED: Trevor Kronemann (SoCal)
SM: Elissa Hill
Officials
C: Clark Higgs (FL)
VC: David Hanzes (E)
Section ED: Summer Verhoeven (NorCal)
SM: Andrew Walker
PROGRAMS COUNCIL
CC: John Niedfeldt-Thomas (N) VC: Frank Kelly (TX)
League
C: Ashley Massengale (S)
VC: Bill Lucero (SW)
Section ED: Mary Buschmann (MV)
SM: Brandon Buksbaum
NTRP Advisory Group
C: Diane Ansay (MW)
VC: Bonnie Vandegrift (S)
Section ED: Rob Scott (I)
SM: Robert Okuly
Wheelchair
C: Jennifer Edmonson (S)
VC: Kylie Hornbeck (Nor Cal)
Section ED: Matthew Warren (PNW)
SM: Evan Enquist
Adaptive
C: Marcy Hirshberg (S)
VC: Jessie Taliaferro (S)
Section ED: Ben Zislis (MS)
SM: Andrea Snead
DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT COUNCIL
CC: Rebecca Halpern (MS) VC: Paula Hale (S)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
C: Toni Wiley (NE)
VC: Shelly Licorish (E)
Section ED: Tara Fitzpatrick
Navarro (MA)
SM: Stoil Ganev
Emerging Leaders
C: Carol Welder (TX)
VC: Dipu Rahman (N)
Section ED: Tara Fitzpatrick
Navarro (MA)
SM: Ana Acosta
TASK FORCES
Coaches
C: Jennifer Reinbold (MW)
VC: Katie Orlando (MW)
SM:
President’s Suite
C: Joy Albi (MW)
Adult Competition
C: Michael Vandegrift (S)
VC: Dennis McWilliams (TX)
Section ED: Rob Scott (I)
SM: Michael Bumgarner
Volunteer Engagement (TAG)
C: Mary Conaway (FL)
VC: Amy Franklin (S)
Section ED: Laura Bowen (FL)
SM: Rory Curren
Awards and Recognition
C: Paul Farah (MW)
VC: Jay Boyd (S)
Section ED: Eric Mitchell (SW)
SM: Janet Hanasik
Facility Grants
C: Becki Wortham (TX)
VC: Robin Jones (S)
SM: Todd Carlson
CTDW
C: Emily Schaefer (TX)
Youth Red Ball
C: Ellen Considine Miller (TX)
VC: David Panconi (Nor Cal)
SM: Matt Barnhart
Wedemeyer, Eric ewedemeyer1@cox.net (405) 627-0792 OK PRES
Williams, Tara williams@movalley.usta.com (913) 302-5901 STAFF
SECTION COMMITTEE CONTACT INFO
Adkins, Rachel rachelisabeth21@gmail.com (314) 614-1816 MEMBER
Allen, Katie katieallenpa@gmail.com (405) 824-3451 MEMBER
Arnold, Justin
jayarnold12@gmail.com (573) 631-1878 MEMBER
Bigsby, Justin mrjbigs@gmail.com (402) 350-6073 CHAIR
Boyd, Louann louannboyd@yahoo.com (314) 922-8004 MEMBER
Brown, Ken kbrown@indycc.edu (913) 972-5032 MEMBER
Checotah, Sheila schecotah2000@yahoo.com (316) 461-0898 CHAIR
Collins, Stephen F. sfcomaha@gmail.com (402) 650-5812 CHAIR
Deerinwater, Elizabeth d eerinwater@gmail.com (805) 905-1832 MEMBER
Dippold, Judy dipper20@gmail.com (314) 603-4680 CHAIR
Doan, Huong hdoan@primeinc.com (417) 496-5405 MEMBER
Dusenberry, Stuart sddins62@yahoo.com (712) 250-0346 CHAIR
England, Steven A. steven.a.england@gmail.com 515-447-0126 MEMBER
Espinosa, Armando armandoe@amesfitness.com (515) 450-4829 MEMBER
Gildehaus, Ben breakpointstl@gmail.com (617) 945-4630 VC
Griffith, Janet vendinglady54@gmail.com (918) 798-8288 MEMBER
Hanover, Scott ptcguy@yahoo.com (816) 805-1801 MEMBER
Hardebeck, Cissy cissyhardebeck@yahoo.com (636) 288-2353 MEMBER
Horsford, Jerry caribb51@gmail.com (636) 675-2139 MEMBER
Holsinger, Jody jody@aspenwealth.com (913) 269-3962 CHAIR
Jackson, Kevin Camdencctennis@gmail.com 662-322-3882 MEMBER
Katko, Ernie ekatko@me.com 847-942-6759 MEMBER
Kilgore, Kim kkilgore7@gmail.com (417) 483-4792 MEMBER
Kinsella, John john.kinsella241@gmail.com (314) 791-2440 CHAIR
Kovacs, Megan director@ustastl.com (314) 432-3990 MEMBER
Lee, Alexander alexl17@aol.com (316) 259-3023 CHAIR, MEMBER
Lee, Alex J. alexj0702@me.com (316) 304-2172 MEMBER
Loomis, Zach loomiszach1@gmail.com (316) 650-9257 MEMBER
Martin, Michael mikestock_992004@yahoo.com (904) 315-8575 VC
McDermed, Elliot elliott@opracquetclub.com (913) 579-5727 MEMBER
McFarley, Jason jmcfarley@hotmail.com (402) 312-2763 MEMBER
Miller, Terry ttm10s@aol.com (913) 341-8209 MEMBER
Minihan, David minihan@ustaoklahoma.com (405) 312-5252 MEMBER
Minihan, Lisa lisa.m.minihan@gmail.com (405) 413-7357 VC
Mohanty, Sambit sambitmo@yahoo.com (314) 755-2023 MEMBER
Mullican, Tony coachmullican@gmail.com (405) 615-6465 MEMBER
Newton, Larry
larry_new@msn.com (402) 871-3014 CHAIR
Nichols, Ky orangepowered@gmail.com (918) 281-5327 VC
Norman, Simon simon@genesishealthclubs.com (316) 258-5318 CHAIR
Oakes, Joseph joakesleg@gmail.com (316) 213-8940 MEMBER
Ollison, Jeremiah ollisonaisf@gmail.com (405) 219-5814 VC
Oquin, Michelle oquin@ustaoklahoma.com (918) 381-6690 CHAIR
Reyes-Teach, Roselyn D roselyndreyes3@gmail.com (314) 852-7962 MEMBER
Richardville, Dean drichardville@cox.net (918) 671-7208 VC Robinson, Marina marinaer80@gmail.com (405) 255-7136 MEMBER
Ross, John john.ross@centralbank.net (917) 664-6948 MEMBER
Sagraves, Caitlyn caitlynmetseff@gmail.com (405) 609-7963 VC Sandefur, Mary maryraesandefur@gmail.com (312) 391-9212 MEMBER
Seal, John netjts0@gmail.com (620) 778-2289 MEMBER
Shaffer, Trey Trey@Shaffer-Family.com (314) 496-8000 MEMBER
Sherer, Alex alexsherer03@gmail.com (785) 408-2342 MEMBER
Stamats, Susan susan.stamats@stamats.com (319) 431-3842 MEMBER
Stauffer, Donna djstauffer53@gmail.com (636) 544-5124 MEMBER
Sutter, Scott wssutter@mac.com (314) 604-0939 MEMBER
Taylor, Nick nickryantaylor@yahoo.com (316) 200-7165 CHAIR, VC
Turtledove, Stacie turtledovetennis@gmail.com (214) 629-5748 MEMBER
Ward, Jared jward@jayhawktennis.com (479) 659-2493 MEMBER
Weber, Verne vaweber10s@aol.com (402) 490-9488 CHAIR
White, Deann dwhite@genesisfoundationwichita.com (316) 680-5486 MEMBER
Wong, Chance c369w@yahoo.com (314) 630-1345 MEMBER
Wong, Virginia vwongups@yahoo.com (314) 322-7571 MEMBER
Wood, Anne awoodbeach@cox.net (405) 206-5368 MEMBER
Wooderson, Dale hoaofficials@gmail.com (816) 304-3253 MEMBER
